Rishi Sunak scraps home energy efficiency taskforce

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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-66900999

The prime minister has now pledged to scrap policies that would force landlords to upgrade energy efficiency in their homes, after pressure from landlords about the costs of doing so, but said the government would “encourage” households to carry out the work.

“This appears to be yet another U-turn that could lead to higher bills just like the prime minister’s decision last week to roll back landlord insulation standards that could leave renters paying an additional £8bn on energy bills,” energy analyst Jess Ralston at non-profit group the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit says. The UK is often described as having some of the oldest and least energy efficient housing in Europe.

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Lifebandit666@feddit.uk ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Rishi Sunak, who promises to do something, while in power, then rolls it back aka lies about it.

So how much can we trust his policies that he’s gonna run into an election with? Not at all.

Fuck the Tories next election.

Fuck em into oblivion.

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- Alteon@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  People have been saying “Fuck Tories” for years. When are people going to wake up and do something about it?
  
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  - jabjoe@feddit.uk ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    They don’t win elections. It’s FPTP that keeps giving them keys. The majority vote for other parties, just not same other party.
    
    FPTP has got to go if we want representation.
    
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  - Jabbawacky@feddit.uk ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    When the older generation who steadily support them through everything finally die off.
    
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  - Lifebandit666@feddit.uk ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    This is the thing that gets me. There’s been a couple politicians stabbed to death by crazies over the years and when it happens we’re supposed to feel bad and talk about what a tragedy it all is, instead of just saying to the rest of them “LET THAT BE A WARNING TO YOU”
    
    I’m not advocating for violence on the internet,because that’s illegal, and it’s funny isn’t it, how it’s illegal, like we can’t even use this mass communication device to organise against our oppressors, but they can use it to order the deaths of soldiers on the Warfield.
    
    Anyway i seem to be rambling about something that doesn’t pertain to my original point.
    
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- mannycalavera@feddit.uk ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  At this rate I’m not sure if he’ll run at the next general election at all.
  
  Thanks, lads, it was a good run but you know what… I’m out.
  
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autotldr@lemmings.world [bot] ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
This is the best summary I could come up with:

Labour’s shadow net zero secretary Ed Miliband said: "Every family is paying the price in higher energy bills due to 13 years of Tory failure on insulating homes.

“After Rishi Sunak’s track record as chancellor with the disastrous Green Homes Grant, this is another short-sighted decision that will cost families money.”

This year a BBC investigation found six out of 10 recently inspected UK rental homes failed to meet a proposed new standard for energy efficiency.

Energy analyst Jess Ralston told the BBC that the “gas boiler and petrol car phase-out weren’t set to have any impact on cost of living for struggling families for more than a decade”.

“Insulation programmes could have a more immediate impact, yet the prime minister ditched that policy last week and now the government seems to be turning its back on experts and ideas that could help boost energy efficiency,” she said.

“Experts like Citizen’s Advice are clear if you want to bring down bills you do energy efficiency, you help people to stop wasting heat through rooves, windows and walls.”

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